Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Please Try Something New

Please Try Something New
You have six favorite words.
They always show up in the first or second stanza
To read one of your poems
is to read them all

The redundancy would drive me mad
Make me want to swallow a three foot twig with branches
Because I am already gagging on same-oh, same-oh
When I read your newest which is also your oldest

You have a mindset that is as flexible as concrete
Throwing in political absoluteness for no understood reason
I run from your poetry, wanting to clean my eyes with saltwater
I can write those six words
But I won't
Because then everyone would instantly know
Whose poems I am talking about,
And I like you as a person.
I just want you to try something NEW.

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David Kavanagh June 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM So now I know why you don’t read me anymore Caren, lol, it’s either those six words or my french starts up, very enjoyable piece of verse, cheers David Caren Krutsinger June 25, 2021 at 8:54 PM Hahaha David, I do try to read but there are so many of you that I love! It is difficult to get around to you all. This was for a writing prompt on another poetry site - it is pure fiction.

L Milton Hankins June 25, 2021 at 8:37 AM Gosh, I didn't know you cared, Caren. LOL I think all of us are guilty at times of rewriting old stuff. I certainly am, and, well, let's face it, my vocabulary is limited! Great poem! I'm going to run a check to see if I can find those six words in my poems! I'll let you know. Caren Krutsinger June 25, 2021 at 8:55 PM I know I can find the 6 words in my poems - jumping, fairy, exact, love, jazzy and sparkling.